Hand Coloring Black & White Photography: An Introduction and Step-By-Step Guide

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Summary: !!!Incomplete and Vague!!!
Review: An excellent, easy to understand and beautiful book by Laurie Jean Klein. Her photographs are unique and her talent is extraordinary. I have read and reread this book numerous times and always get more out of it each and every time. I highly recommend Laurie's book to photographers and non-photographers alike.

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Summary: Laurie Jean Klein "Hand Coloring" book review
Review: An excellent, easy to understand and beautiful book by Laurie Jean Klein. Her photographs are unique and her talent is extraordinary. I have read and reread this book numerous times and always get more out of it each and every time. I highly recommend Laurie's book to photographers and non-photographers alike.

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Summary: Not Enough Details
Review: I expected more from this book. The author doesn't give enough instruction or details on how to hand color just briefly mentions technique along with some photos. The book is nice for general introduction purposes but I had more questions than answers while I was reading.

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Summary: This book introduced me to a fun and meaningful hobby.
Review: I wanted a hobby that was a tad out of the ordinary, fun, creative, and meaningful to me and others. Asking for a ot isn't it? Well, Laurie's book launched me into hand coloring black and white family photos and Wow! the results are stunning. Much to my delight, this activity makes me feel like an artist. My family and friends love the products and some of them have also bought her book and begun to create their own artistic family albums. Laurie's step by step book can make an artist out of anyone. I encourage you to try it -- hand colored photos also make gifts that please.

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Summary: Easy to read - makes handcoloring easy to do!
Review: Laurie Klein has written a wonderful book!!! Simply written and easy to read, this book covers techniques that can be used by beginners and advanced photographers alike. A pleasure to read!

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Summary: Easy to read - makes handcoloring easy to do!
Review: Laurie Klein has written a wonderful book!!! Simply written and easy to read, this book covers techniques that can be used by beginners and advanced photographers alike. A pleasure to read!

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Summary: THIS BOOK IS A MUST...
Review: Laurie Klein has written an excellent book about hand-coloring! She has made this an easy to follow introduction to and step-by-step guide that makes anyone feel that they can hand color black and white photos, wether experienced with art or not. Not only is it well written, but it is filled with her beautiful photography, and is aesthetically pleasing. I would encourage anyone to buy and use this book.

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Summary: THIS BOOK IS A MUST...
Review: Laurie Klein has written an excellent book about hand-coloring! She has made this an easy to follow introduction to and step-by-step guide that makes anyone feel that they can hand color black and white photos, wether experienced with art or not. Not only is it well written, but it is filled with her beautiful photography, and is aesthetically pleasing. I would encourage anyone to buy and use this book.

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Summary: !!!Incomplete and Vague!!!
Review: Ms. Klein, Your book did not meet my expectation of the subject. I read a magazine article which gave me more practical information than your book. Your suggested materials were vague and incomplete. There must be more than just "colored pencils" and "an oil and turpentine mixture" to hand coloring Black and White photographs. The oil and turpentine mixture must have some type a recipe. Am I to guess the amount of each ingredient? Wouldn't it be helpful to give a recipe for turpentine and oil? And what type of oil should I use? What type of colored pencils? And there is no detail concerning which types of papers to use. A materials list and specific suggestions would be helpful.

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Summary: Too little detail and guidance.
Review: Of the three books I have read on this subject, this one, by far, is the least useful. There is virtually NO technical guidance on how to hand color. Even the information on color selection is bland and uninformative. Rather than suggesting a couple of colors to use to give an item depth, the descriptions recommend single colors. This book treats the art of hand coloring like paint-by-numbering.